Timeless Assassin: Volume 10, 'The Cycle Of History'
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"Time does not progress in a straight line.
It turns.
Again and again, as though bound to an unseen rhythm that governs the rise and fall of all things, as civilizations are built, prosper, decay, and are reduced to dust before the cycle quietly begins anew.
Hardship gives rise to strength, as those forced to endure suffering learn to sharpen their will, temper their resolve, and carve order out of chaos through blood, sacrifice, and unrelenting persistence.
Strength, in turn, creates prosperity, as the world bends beneath those capable of shaping it, allowing peace to take root in the absence of immediate danger.
Yet prosperity carries within it the seed of its own destruction, as comfort dulls the edge of discipline, and discipline, once eroded, gives way to weakness that cannot withstand the inevitable return of hardship.
And so, the cycle continues.
